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Tynemouth Outdoor Pool, which opened in 1925, was a major tourist attraction in its heyday, but by the 1990s had fallen out of use and become an eyesore.
The council has now invited interested parties to submit bids for the site.
The Friends of Tynemouth Outdoor Pool is putting together a business plan, which could involve utilizing a nearby underground geothermal spring.
"We've found out that there something known as the Ninety Fathom Fault which runs near Cullercoats, which if drilled down to would give a constant source of heated water for free.
"Newcastle University did tests at the Science City site and found something similar. It's on the same fault line, so it could work."
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